12:40 Turffontein

Tuesday 5 December 2023

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Take A Bet Wina Numba Numba Middle Stakes

3YO plus | 7f 210y | 10 Runners | Turf | Weighed In

Off time: 12:41 | Winning time: 1m 38.84s

(4)

Willow's Wish^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Sean Tarry| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Good third of 7 in handicap (11/2) at Vaal (9.9f, good) 7 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 260743-

(3)

Scallywag⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 3 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in July. 9/2, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good) 75 days ago.

Form: 8/11125-

(10)

Tizona¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: C Maujean| T: Tony Peter| OR: 81| BF

14/1

18/10, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Vaal (7.2f, good). Off 103 days.

Form: 222234-

(11)

Trident King¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Alson Ndzilana| C| D

40/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Last of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good, 25/1). Off 122 days. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 1/13188-

(8)

Escape Artist^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽³⁾| T: Sean Tarry| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 33/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 142279-

(9)

American Star¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Craig Zackey| T: Tyrone Zackey| C

15/2

Course winner. Latest win here in September. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap (6/1) at this course (9f, good) 10 days ago.

Form: 830135-

(2)

Bloomington⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Jason Gates| T: Fabian Habib| CD

16/1

4-time course winner. Latest win at Vaal in August. 8/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 52 days ago.

Form: 363154-

(1)

Free Movement¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Robbie Sage| BF| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 7/2, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 211734-

(5)

Princeofgreen^b¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 7-12| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| C

11/4

Course winner. 8/1, below form third of 10 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 19 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Standard bearer.

Form: 571623-

(7)

Mondial²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 7-12| J: M Yeni| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| BF| D

8/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Vaal in August. 33/10 and blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 26 days ago.

Form: 215-

Non-Runners

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Courageous Cat¹⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: M F De Kock J: R Fourie

Forecasts

Free Movement (9/4), Princeofgreen (11/4), Courageous Cat (4/1), Scallywag (9/2), American Star (15/2), Mondial (8/1), Willow's Wish (8/1), Tizona (14/1), Bloomington (16/1), Escape Artist (18/1), Trident King (40/1)

PRINCEOFGREEN makes the most appeal. Escape Artist is second choice, while American Star is a solid place option.